New Year, New Take on Climate Action
Announcing our 2023 OGT interactive online workshops on climate action & reducing eco-anxiety.
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hwhite
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Bringing in '23 with a Focus on Well-Being
We're easing into 2023 like slowing getting into the pool. Believe it or not, we just ended the holiday season, which is often a time to celebrate, to connect with family, and too often -- get really, really tired. At OneGreenThing, we're encouraging you to lean into 2023 with a focus on action and on well-being. This quote from Arianna Huffington says a lot about how sustainability and mental health are interconnected. The issue of the climate crisis is overwhelming; and the
hwhite
- Nov 20, 2022
- 4 min
5 Ways to Have a Thoughtful Thanksgiving
Here are five ways to have a more thoughtful, greener Thanksgiving holiday.
hwhite
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
Be An Awesome Ancestor
It's time to start thinking of ourselves as ancestors. Take the Awesome Ancestor pledge and download our discussion guide.
hwhite
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
Why Your Actions Matter in the Climate Emergency
Individual climate action matters. But it's not about your carbon footprint. You are a driver of culture change for big climate solutions.
hwhite
- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
Self-Care by Service Superpower
Self-Care is essential to climate action. Pass on these ideas for self-care via your Service Superpower, a perfect #onegreenthing for today.
emilynfowler
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
OneGreenThing - Beginnings
As we countdown to the release of our CEO/Founder Heather's debut book, One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet, we are taking a look back - WAY BACK - to the origins of the idea for OneGreenThing. Take a peek at the origins of this idea from 3 decades ago. . . #ecoanxiety #climateanxiety #wellness #climateaction
hwhite
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
Fridays are for Welcoming Everyone into the Climate Movement
Get Involved in Climate action today by identify YOUR strengths in service.
hwhite
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
New IPCC Report Warns about Eco-Anxiety
Today the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a new report about the impacts of the climate crisis globally. The report warns that we "will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all," if we don't act quickly and globally on global warming. The United Nations Chief called the report "an atlas of human suffering," as it details biodiversity loss, measures impacts on global communities, a
Leslie Gonzalez Everett
- Feb 22, 2022
- 3 min
The Atomic Power of OneGreenThing
By Leslie Gonzalez Everett, OGT National Advisory Council Member I had a great conversation with my sister recently. We talked about the “ists” and the “isms”; Perfectionist/Perfectionism, Activist/Activism, Environmentalist/ Environmentalism. The gist of the conversation was this: Our cultural tendency toward perfectionism often inhibits us from seeing ourselves in certain roles because we don’t execute them “perfectly” even though through our actions we have evidence of
hwhite
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
A Daily Practice of Sustainability: It's the Action that Matters
Climate action is tough. We all know we need global and national climate policies and market dynamics to create the systemic change we need to solve the climate crisis. After #Cop26, it's clear that nations aren't moving fast enough to address this "code red for humanity." This work is not for the faint of heart. It's also hard to keep focused when you begin to think about the enormity of the climate emergency. Many people get frustrated and think they are a drop in the bucke
emilynfowler
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Listening to Gen Alpha
Climate change is front & center according to a new survey including members of Generation Alpha, children born since 2010, from The Week Junior and YouGov. In the report, 29% of respondents say we must protect wildlife, ensure there is clean water and air, and reduce climate change. Only the value of a good education ranked higher in the survey. With a quarter of respondents feeling hopeful and a similar number feeling inspired to make a difference, the message is loud and
emilynfowler
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
A Growing Wave
A call for climate policy solutions that begin with YOU. A new report shows that mental health should factor into #COP26 negotiations and policy action at every level - from the home to communities to national & international action. Mental Health and Our Changing Climate, released today by the American Psychological Association & ecoAmerica, features the effects of climate change on mental health, the inequitable impacts, and how policymakers can respond. The report notes, "
emilynfowler
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
All Souls/Daily Practice
All Souls Day in my home. How do we want to be remembered? What world are we creating for the next generation?
emilynfowler
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Welcome to the Dictionary, Eco-Anxiety
Just in time for Glasgow & COP26, the climate world (and OneGreenThing community) got a bit of a nod from the Oxford English Dictionary when the publication's quarterly update included a dozen climate related terms. More than simply a resource, the Oxford English Dictionary has been the last word on words in the English language for over a century. Updates are reflections of the evolution of the language as well as society. Notable for the OneGreenThing team: eco-anxiety made
emilynfowler
- Sep 15, 2021
- 4 min
The Data & The Kids Don't Lie
This week a major study of 10,000 young people from 10 different countries published in The Lancet Planetary Health Journal made clear what my boss, OneGreenThing Founder & CEO Heather White, has been saying for years: eco-anxiety is real, widespread and the kids know it. According to an article by CNBC's Vicky McKeever, the study, led by academics from the U.K.'s University of Bath and the Stanford Center for Innovation in Public Health, revealed respondents, aged 16-25, fee
hwhite
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Climate Crisis is no longer a threat, it's reality. What now?
"Eco-Anxiety" now means generalized anxiety about the state of the world. Now what?
hwhite
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
How to Buy Carbon Offsets for Your Next Trip
Buying carbon offsets for your next trip is simple and can help create momentum for culture change for big climate solutions.
hwhite
- Jun 26, 2021
- 2 min
Fire Season: "Things Have Changed & We're In Uncharted Territory"
We are in unprecedented territory with respect to fire season, according to a MPR interview with a fire ecology professor.
hwhite
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
4.21.21 - Announcing OneGreenThing
Does the world really need a new nonprofit? I asked myself the same question for a long time. Then a dear client told me how much she thinks we need to invest in, encourage, and praise social entrepreneurship with the same energy as we do for profit ventures. We can drive significant change through the independent sector. The climate crisis will require all of us. Every job will be a climate job. Every company will be a climate company. We need to help people find their roles
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